In a 2-1 ruling, the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned a decision that would allow 1.4 million Canadians who have been studying, working and living abroad the right to vote. The two justices that voted to uphold federal voting restrictions based their entire ruling on a new argument put forward by the federal government about the social

The million-plus Canadians who have been living outside the country for more than five years have been denied the right to vote. The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld federal voting restrictions in a 2-1 ruling saying non-residents do not live with the consequences of their votes on a daily basis, so it would therefore harm